Another Tower Card for a Happy Birthday!

Yesterday I shared a picture of a project using what I’m called the “Small Tower Fun Fold.” That project was a Valentine’s Day card. Today I’m sharing another card made using the same fold design with different colors and papers.

A Special Card for My Sister-in-Law’s Birthday!

One of my sisters-in-law is a card designer and teacher, as am I. So every year I try to see if I can’t come up with a new design for her birthday card. Because I’d just recently figured out this design for myself, I made a card for her using the Small Tower Fun Fold Design.

What’s Different About This Card?

The obvious changes from yesterday’s card are that this is a Birthday Card and yesterday’s was a Valentine Card. And everything else changed, too. So? SO – there’s a brand new die in this card. It’s from the Birthday Die set that’s part of the Spring 2020 release of dies that coordinate with Sale-a-Bration and Mini Catalog stamps. For this card, I just used the Birthday Cake die. The set also includes dies for the two sets of flowers on the cake as well as a more elaborate cake stand. This card already has a lot of interest to it. So it didn’t seem necessary to get too elaborate by using layered flower.

Now let’s go on to the rest of the card. How did I choose my papers and colors. Once I knew I was going to use the cake design, I looked for Designer Series Paper with a pretty floral design. The Bird Ballad set of papers jumped right out at me! And there were my colors – Pool Party for a blue and Petal Pink for a pink. Perfect!

For the coloring, I used Stampin’ Blends, including Petal Pink, Pool Party and Old Olive. I still can’t believe how good my coloring looks with these wonderful Alcohol Markers. Thanks, Stampin’ Up! for making sure we have alcohol markers in our collection!

Then I needed to add a sentiment and some embellishments. It was impossible to resist using the new Petal Pink ribbon with the gold metallic edge. And of course I couldn’t have a plain shape for my sentiment. So I went right to the Holiday Catalog carryover die set, Ornate Frames. The sentiment itself is from the current Mini Catalog stamp set, Peaceful Moments. And my card was complete!

Finding a Place for Writing

I did mention this yesterday. But today I actually have a photo to show you where I stashed a spot for writing – on the back! I added a piece of Whisper White Cardstock in between the back “levels” of the tower. And, as a finishing touch, I rescued a little piece of the Designer Series Paper and I added it to the bottom.

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Robin Messenheimer

I have been stamping and paper crafting for over 30 years, and have been an Independent Stampin' Up! Demonstrator for 11 years.

My favorite part of being a Stampin' Up! Demonstrator is teaching others to enjoy crafting themselves. Not only do I conduct classes in person, I write tutorials for teaching anyone who has internet access. No matter if you're in my area on the east side of Hawaii's Big Island or anywhere else in the world, let me know if there's something you'd like to learn!

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